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CVE-2006-3378
passwd command in shadow in Ubuntu 5.04 through 6.06 LTS, when called with the -f, -g, or -s flag, does not check the return code of a…
High7.2EPSS 0.34%
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- mitre
Description
passwd command in shadow in Ubuntu 5.04 through 6.06 LTS, when called with the -f, -g, or -s flag, does not check the return code of a setuid call, which might allow local users to gain root privileges if setuid fails in cases such as PAM failures or resource limits.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.34% · top 72% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.2.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (7)
- 21480 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 26995 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- DSA-1150 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- USN-308-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- 18850 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 20966 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 20950 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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